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    SoftEther VPN is open source. You can use SoftEther for any personal or commercial use for free of charge.

    SoftEther VPN is an optimum alternative to OpenVPN and Microsoft's VPN servers. SoftEther VPN has a clone-function of OpenVPN Server. You can integrate from OpenVPN to SoftEther VPN smoothly. SoftEther VPN is faster than OpenVPN. SoftEther VPN also supports Microsoft SSTP VPN for Windows Vista / 7 / 8.  No more need to pay expensive charges forWindows Server licenseWindowsServerlicense-fee for Remote-Access VPN function.

    SoftEther VPN can be used to realize BYOD (Bring your own device) on your business. If you have smartphones, tablets or laptop PCs, SoftEther VPN's L2TP/IPsec server function will helphelps you to establish a remote-access VPN from remote to your local network. SoftEther VPN's L2TP VPN Server has strong compatible with Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.

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    iphone.jpgSoftEther VPN has strong compatibility to today's most popular VPN products among the world. It has the interoperability with OpenVPN, L2TP, IPsec, EtherIP, L2TPv3, Cisco VPN Routers and MS-SSTP VPN Clients. SoftEther VPN is the world's only VPN software which supports SSL-VPN, OpenVPN, L2TP, EtherIP, L2TPv3 and IPsec, as a single VPN software.

    SoftEther VPN is free software because it was developed as Daiyuu Nobori's Master Thesis research in the University. You can download and use it from today. The source-code of SoftEther VPN is available under GPL license.

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    Popular Question: WhatMany people have a question: what is the advantage of SoftEther VPN to OpenVPN?

    Obviously, OpenVPN is an excellent tool. However, the development of OpenVPN has been stalled for many years. And as you know OpenVPN has no significant improvement in recent years.

    The following table will show that the more benefit that SoftEther VPN can provied youSoftEther VPN has many advantages to OpenVPN as the following table. SoftEther VPN supports multi VPN protocols and multi native-VPN clients of various operating systems. SoftEther VPN has an easy-to-use VPN server management GUI tool. SoftEther VPN has also multi-language support. There are any other advantages in SoftEther VPN. Furthermore, SoftEther VPN has the OpenVPN-clone server function. It means that any OpenVPN users can replace it to SoftEther VPN seamlessly.

    The SoftEther VPN Project believes that SoftEther VPN has the potential ability to occupy the even stronger position inpositionof today's OpenVPN.

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    Ad-hoc VPN

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    Make an ad-hoc VPN consists of the small-number computers with SoftEther VPN. Despite long-distance, it is easy to communicate mutually with any kinds of LAN-oriented protocols.

    LAN to LAN Bridge

    banner1_3.jpg

    Geologically distributed branches are isolated as networks by default. SoftEther VPN lays virtual Ethernet cables between your all branches. Then all computers of all branches are connected to the single LAN.

    Remote Access to LAN

    banner1_2.jpg

    Does employeesEmployees need to connect to the company LAN from outside or home? Remote Access VPN realizes virtual network cable from a Client PC to the LAN from anywhere and anytime.

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    Join a Local PC into Cloud

    banner2_1.jpgYour desktop or laptop PC can join into the Cloud VM network. You can make use of Cloud VM as if it is on your own local network easily.

    Join a Cloud VM into LAN

    banner2_2.jpgYour Cloud VM can join to your company LAN with SoftEther VPN. Anyone on your company can access to the Cloud VM without any settings.

    Cloud to LAN Bridge VPN

    banner2_3.jpgSoftEther VPN keeps a virtual dedicate Ethernet line from the Cloud to the LAN 24h/365d. You can consider remote Cloud private network as a part of your corporate network.

    Cloud to Cloud Bridge VPN

    banner2_4.jpgAre you usingUsing Amazon EC2 and Windows Azure, or using two or more remote datacenters of a Cloud service? SoftEther VPN can make a single united network between all Cloud VMs despite differences of physical locations.

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    iPhone and Android

    banner3_1.jpgiPhone and Android has a built-in VPN client but originally they need Cisco, Juniper or other expensive hardware-based VPNs for remote-access. SoftEther VPN has a same function to Cisco, and supports your iPhone and Android easily.

    Windows and Mac Laptops

    banner3_2.jpgYour mobile PCs with Windows or Mac can be easily connectedeasilyconnect to SoftEther VPN anywhere and anytime, despite firewalls or packet filters on Wi-Fi or overseas ISP. Windows RT is also supported.

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    Remote Management

    banner4_1.jpgAre you having problem with manyA lot of  servers, clients and printers of your client companies are distributed around the state? SoftEther VPN will help youhelps a network administrator as a handy tool just from your desk. You. Just from your desk, you can reach to any networks by only installing SoftEther VPNwhich you have installed SoftEther VPN in advance.

    Building Your Own Cloud

    banner4_3.jpgDo youYou want to build and provide your own Cloud service which can beat Amazon EC2 or Windows Azure? SoftEther VPN can helphelps you to build an inter-VMs network and remote-bridging network between your Cloud and your customer's on-premise.

     

    VPN for Network Testing, Simulation and Debugging

    banner4_2.jpgSoftEther VPN is not a program only for building remote network. It can be used for network design, test, and simulation by IT professionals. For example, delay, jitter and packet loss generator is implemented on SoftEther VPN. Soso network designer can test VoIP phones under the bad-condition IP network.

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    Remote Access

    banner5_1.jpgDo you want to access toAccess to your home server or digital appliance from outside? Set up SoftEther VPN Server on your home PC and gain access to your server or HDTV recorder from anywhere even the opposite side of the earth, through the Internet.

    Comfortable Network Anywhere

    banner5_2.jpgAre you a business man and running around the world? Most of Wi-Fi and local ISPs of several countries are discomfort to use because of packet filtering or censorship. So set up your private relay server on your own home PC and use it from fields to gain ease.

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    Does yourYour network administrator hesitates to assign you a global IP address? Or Does yourYour company has a firewall on the border between the private network and the Internet? No problem!Do not worry. SoftEther VPN has a strong function to penetrate troublesome corporate firewalls.

    Dynamic DNS and NAT Traversal

    banner6_1.jpgUnlike legacy IPsec-based VPN, even if your corporate network doesn't have any static global IP address you can set up your stable SoftEther VPN Server on your corporate network.

    VPN Azure

    banner6_2.jpgIf the corporate firewall is more restricted and the NAT Traversal of SoftEther VPN doesn't work correctly, instead use VPN Azure to penetrate such a firewall.

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    Penetrates Firewall by SSL-VPN

    banner7_1.jpgAre you having troubleTroubling with IPsec-based legacy VPN products? Replace it to SoftEther VPN. SoftEther VPN Protocol is based on HTTPS so almost all kinds of firewalls will permits SoftEther VPN's packets.

    Replacements of Cisco or other hardware-based VPNs

    banner7_2.jpgCisco, Juniper or other hardware-based IPsec VPNs are expensive for set-up and management. They are also lack of usability and compatibility with Firewalls. ReplaceReplacement of them to SoftEther VPN. You can very easily replaceis very easy  because SoftEther VPN also has the L2TP/IPsec VPN function which is same to Cisco's.

    Replacements of OpenVPN

    banner7_2.jpgAre you still using OpenVPN? SoftEther VPN has more ability, better performance and easy-configurable GUI-based management tools. SoftEther VPN has also the OpenVPN Server Clone Function so that any OpenVPN clients, including iPhone and Android, can connect to SoftEther VPN easily.

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    Version from 20:29, 6 Jan 2014

    This revision modified by yagi (Ban)

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    SoftEther VPN is open source. You can use SoftEther for any personal or commercial use for free of charge.

    SoftEther VPN is an optimum alternative to OpenVPN and Microsoft's VPN servers. SoftEther VPN has a clone-function of OpenVPN Server. You can integrate from OpenVPN to SoftEther VPN smoothly. SoftEther VPN is faster than OpenVPN. SoftEther VPN also supports Microsoft SSTP VPN for Windows Vista / 7 / 8. No more need to pay expensive Windows Server license-fee for Remote-Access VPN function.

    SoftEther VPN can be used to realize BYOD (Bring your own device) on your business. If you have smartphones, tablets or laptop PCs, SoftEther VPN's L2TP/IPsec server function helps you to establish a remote-access VPN from remote to your local network. SoftEther VPN's L2TP VPN Server has strong compatible with Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.

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    Many people have a question: what is the advantage of SoftEther VPN to OpenVPN?

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    SoftEther VPN has many advantages to OpenVPN as the following table. SoftEther VPN supports multi VPN protocols and multi native-VPN clients of various operating systems. SoftEther VPN has an easy-to-use VPN server management GUI tool. SoftEther VPN has also multi-language support. There are any other advantages in SoftEther VPN. Furthermore, SoftEther VPN has the OpenVPN-clone server function. It means that any OpenVPN users can replace it to SoftEther VPN seamlessly.

    The SoftEther VPN Project believes that SoftEther VPN has the potential ability to occupy the position of today's OpenVPN.

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    Ad-hoc VPN

    banner1_1.jpg

    Make an ad-hoc VPN consists of the small-number computers with SoftEther VPN. Despite long-distance, it is easy to communicate mutually with any kinds of LAN-oriented protocols.

    LAN to LAN Bridge

    banner1_3.jpg

    Geologically distributed branches are isolated as networks by default. SoftEther VPN lays virtual Ethernet cables between your all branches. Then all computers of all branches are connected to the single LAN.

    Remote Access to LAN

    banner1_2.jpg

    Employees need to connect to the company LAN from outside or home? Remote Access VPN realizes virtual network cable from a Client PC to the LAN from anywhere and anytime.

    ...

    Join a Local PC into Cloud

    banner2_1.jpgYour desktop or laptop PC can join into the Cloud VM network. You can make use of Cloud VM as if it is on your local network easily.

    Join a Cloud VM into LAN

    banner2_2.jpgYour Cloud VM can join to your company LAN with SoftEther VPN. Anyone on your company can access to the Cloud VM without any settings.

    Cloud to LAN Bridge VPN

    banner2_3.jpgSoftEther VPN keeps a virtual dedicate Ethernet line from the Cloud to the LAN 24h/365d. You can consider remote Cloud private network as a part of your corporate network.

    Cloud to Cloud Bridge VPN

    banner2_4.jpgUsing Amazon EC2 and Windows Azure, or using two or more remote datacenters of a Cloud service? SoftEther VPN can make a single united network between all Cloud VMs despite differences of physical locations.

    ...

    iPhone and Android

    banner3_1.jpgiPhone and Android has a built-in VPN client but originally they need Cisco, Juniper or other expensive hardware-based VPNs for remote-access. SoftEther VPN has a same function to Cisco, and supports iPhone and Android easily.

    Windows and Mac Laptops

    banner3_2.jpgYour mobile PCs with Windows or Mac can easily connect to SoftEther VPN anywhere and anytime, despite firewalls or packet filters on Wi-Fi or overseas ISP. Windows RT is also supported.

    ...

    Remote Management

    banner4_1.jpgA lot of servers, clients and printers of your client companies are distributed around the state? SoftEther VPN helps a network administrator as a handy tool. Just from your desk, you can reach to any networks which you have installed SoftEther VPN in advance.

    Building Your Own Cloud

    banner4_3.jpgYou want to build and provide your own Cloud service which can beat Amazon EC2 or Windows Azure? SoftEther VPN helps you to build an inter-VMs network and remote-bridging network between your Cloud and your customer's on-premise.

     

    VPN for Network Testing, Simulation and Debugging

    banner4_2.jpgSoftEther VPN is not a program only for building remote network. It can be used for network design, test, and simulation by IT professionals. For example, delay, jitter and packet loss generator is implemented on SoftEther VPN so network designer can test VoIP phones under the bad-condition IP network.

    ...

    Remote Access

    banner5_1.jpgAccess to your home server or digital appliance from outside? Set up SoftEther VPN Server on your home PC and gain access to your server or HDTV recorder from anywhere even the opposite side of the earth, through the Internet.

    Comfortable Network Anywhere

    banner5_2.jpgAre you a business man and running around the world? Most of Wi-Fi and local ISPs of several countries are discomfort to use because of packet filtering or censorship. So set up your private relay server on your home PC and use it from fields to gain ease.

    ...

    Your network administrator hesitates to assign you global IP address? Your company has a firewall on the border between the private network and the Internet? Do not worry. SoftEther VPN has a strong function to penetrate troublesome corporate firewalls.

    Dynamic DNS and NAT Traversal

    banner6_1.jpgUnlike legacy IPsec-based VPN, even if your corporate network doesn't have any static global IP address you can set up your stable SoftEther VPN Server on your corporate network.

    VPN Azure

    banner6_2.jpgIf the corporate firewall is more restricted and the NAT Traversal of SoftEther VPN doesn't work correctly, instead use VPN Azure to penetrate such a firewall.

    ...

    Penetrates Firewall by SSL-VPN

    banner7_1.jpgTroubling with IPsec-based legacy VPN products? Replace it to SoftEther VPN. SoftEther VPN Protocol is based on HTTPS so almost all kinds of firewalls permits SoftEther VPN's packets.

    Replacements of Cisco or other hardware-based VPNs

    banner7_2.jpgCisco, Juniper or other hardware-based IPsec VPNs are expensive for set-up and management. They are also lack of usability and compatibility with Firewalls. Replacement of them to SoftEther VPN is very easy because SoftEther VPN also has the L2TP/IPsec VPN function which is same to Cisco's.

    Replacements of OpenVPN

    banner7_2.jpgAre you still using OpenVPN? SoftEther VPN has more ability, better performance and easy-configurable GUI-based management tools. SoftEther VPN has also the OpenVPN Server Clone Function so that any OpenVPN clients, including iPhone and Android, can connect to SoftEther VPN easily.

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    Version as of 11:24, 15 Jan 2014

    This revision modified by yamame (Ban)

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    SoftEther VPN is an optimum alternative to OpenVPN and Microsoft's VPN servers. SoftEther VPN has a clone-function of OpenVPN Server. You can integrate from OpenVPN to SoftEther VPN smoothly. SoftEther VPN is faster than OpenVPN. SoftEther VPN also supports Microsoft SSTP VPN for Windows Vista / 7 / 8. No more need to pay expensive charges forWindows Server license for Remote-Access VPN function.

    SoftEther VPN can be used to realize BYOD (Bring your own device) on your business. If you have smartphones, tablets or laptop PCs, SoftEther VPN's L2TP/IPsec server function will help you to establish a remote-access VPN from your local network. SoftEther VPN's L2TP VPN Server has strong compatible with Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.

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    iphone.jpgSoftEther VPN has strong compatibility to today's most popular VPN products among the world. It has the interoperability with OpenVPN, L2TP, IPsec, EtherIP, L2TPv3, Cisco VPN Routers and MS-SSTP VPN Clients. SoftEther VPN is the world's only VPN software which supports SSL-VPN, OpenVPN, L2TP, EtherIP, L2TPv3 and IPsec, as a single VPN software.

    SoftEther VPN is free software because it was developed as Daiyuu Nobori's Master Thesis research in the University. You can download and use it from today. The source-code of SoftEther VPN is available under GPL license.

    ...

    Popular Question: What is the advantage of SoftEther VPN to OpenVPN?

    Obviously, OpenVPN is an excellent tool. However, the development of OpenVPN has been stalled for many years. And as you know OpenVPN has no significant improvement in recent years.

    The following table will show that the more benefit that SoftEther VPN can provied you. SoftEther VPN supports multi VPN protocols and multi native-VPN clients of various operating systems. SoftEther VPN has an easy-to-use VPN server management GUI tool. SoftEther VPN has also multi-language support. There are any other advantages in SoftEther VPN. Furthermore, SoftEther VPN has the OpenVPN-clone server function. It means that any OpenVPN users can replace it to SoftEther VPN seamlessly.

    The SoftEther VPN Project believes that SoftEther VPN has the potential ability to occupy the even stronger position in today's OpenVPN.

    ...

    Ad-hoc VPN

    banner1_1.jpg

    Make an ad-hoc VPN consists of the small-number computers with SoftEther VPN. Despite long-distance, it is easy to communicate mutually with any kinds of LAN-oriented protocols.

    LAN to LAN Bridge

    banner1_3.jpg

    Geologically distributed branches are isolated as networks by default. SoftEther VPN lays virtual Ethernet cables between your all branches. Then all computers of all branches are connected to the single LAN.

    Remote Access to LAN

    banner1_2.jpg

    Does employees need to connect to the company LAN from outside or home? Remote Access VPN realizes virtual network cable from a Client PC to the LAN from anywhere and anytime.

    ...

    Join a Local PC into Cloud

    banner2_1.jpgYour desktop or laptop PC can join into the Cloud VM network. You can make use of Cloud VM as if it is on your own local network easily.

    Join a Cloud VM into LAN

    banner2_2.jpgYour Cloud VM can join to your company LAN with SoftEther VPN. Anyone on your company can access to the Cloud VM without any settings.

    Cloud to LAN Bridge VPN

    banner2_3.jpgSoftEther VPN keeps a virtual dedicate Ethernet line from the Cloud to the LAN 24h/365d. You can consider remote Cloud private network as a part of your corporate network.

    Cloud to Cloud Bridge VPN

    banner2_4.jpgAre you using Amazon EC2 and Windows Azure, or using two or more remote datacenters of a Cloud service? SoftEther VPN can make a single united network between all Cloud VMs despite differences of physical locations.

    ...

    iPhone and Android

    banner3_1.jpgiPhone and Android has a built-in VPN client but originally they need Cisco, Juniper or other expensive hardware-based VPNs for remote-access. SoftEther VPN has a same function to Cisco, and supports your iPhone and Android easily.

    Windows and Mac Laptops

    banner3_2.jpgYour mobile PCs with Windows or Mac can be easily connected to SoftEther VPN anywhere and anytime, despite firewalls or packet filters on Wi-Fi or overseas ISP. Windows RT is also supported.

    ...

    Remote Management

    banner4_1.jpgAre you having problem with many servers, clients and printers of your client companies are distributed around the state? SoftEther VPN will help you a network administrator as a handy tool just from your desk. You can reach to any networks by only installing SoftEther VPN.

    Building Your Own Cloud

    banner4_3.jpgDo you want to build and provide your own Cloud service which can beat Amazon EC2 or Windows Azure? SoftEther VPN can help you to build an inter-VMs network and remote-bridging network between your Cloud and your customer's on-premise.

     

    VPN for Network Testing, Simulation and Debugging

    banner4_2.jpgSoftEther VPN is not a program only for building remote network. It can be used for network design, test, and simulation by IT professionals. For example, delay, jitter and packet loss generator is implemented on SoftEther VPN. So network designer can test VoIP phones under the bad-condition IP network.

    ...

    Remote Access

    banner5_1.jpgDo you want to access to your home server or digital appliance from outside? Set up SoftEther VPN Server on your home PC and gain access to your server or HDTV recorder from anywhere even the opposite side of the earth, through the Internet.

    Comfortable Network Anywhere

    banner5_2.jpgAre you a business man and running around the world? Most of Wi-Fi and local ISPs of several countries are discomfort to use because of packet filtering or censorship. So set up your private relay server on your own home PC and use it from fields to gain ease.

    ...

    Does your network administrator hesitates to assign you a global IP address? Or Does your company has a firewall on the border between the private network and the Internet? No problem! SoftEther VPN has a strong function to penetrate troublesome corporate firewalls.

    ...

    Penetrates Firewall by SSL-VPN

    banner7_1.jpgAre you having trouble with IPsec-based legacy VPN products? Replace it to SoftEther VPN. SoftEther VPN Protocol is based on HTTPS so almost all kinds of firewalls will permits SoftEther VPN's packets.

    Replacements of Cisco or other hardware-based VPNs

    banner7_2.jpgCisco, Juniper or other hardware-based IPsec VPNs are expensive for set-up and management. They are also lack of usability and compatibility with Firewalls. Replace them to SoftEther VPN. You can very easily replace because SoftEther VPN also has the L2TP/IPsec VPN function which is same to Cisco's.

    Replacements of OpenVPN

    banner7_2.jpgAre you still using OpenVPN? SoftEther VPN has more ability, better performance and easy-configurable GUI-based management tools. SoftEther VPN has also the OpenVPN Server Clone Function so that any OpenVPN clients, including iPhone and Android, can connect to SoftEther VPN easily.

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